phacelia | (noun) any plant of the genus Phacelia | Synonyms: scorpion weed, scorpionweed |
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phacoemulsification | (noun) extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic sound breaks the cortex and nucleus of the lens into small fragments that are then vacuumed away through a small tube | - |
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phaeochromocytoma | (noun) a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension | Synonyms: pheochromocytoma |
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phaeton | (noun) large open car seating four with folding top | Synonyms: tourer, touring car |
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phage | (noun) a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria | Synonyms: bacteriophage |
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phagocyte | (noun) a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms | Synonyms: scavenger cell |
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phagocytosis | (noun) process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection | - |
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phaius | (noun) an orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves and racemes of showy flowers | - |
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phalacrosis | (noun) the condition of having no hair on the top of the head | Synonyms: baldness |
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phalanger | (noun) small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails | Synonyms: opossum, possum |
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phalangist | (noun) a Spanish member of General Franco's political party | Synonyms: falangist |
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phalangitis | (noun) inflammation of a finger or toe | - |
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phalanx | (noun) any of the bones of the fingers or toes | - |
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(noun) a body of troops in close array | - |
(noun) any closely ranked crowd of people | - |
phalarope | (noun) small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics | - |
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phalloidin | (noun) one of a group of toxins from the death cap (Amanita phalloides) known as phallotoxins. | - |
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phalloplasty | (noun) reconstructive surgery on the penis to repair congenital abnormality or injury | - |
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phallus | (noun) the male sex organ | Synonyms: member, penis |
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phalsa | (noun) drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets | Synonyms: Grewia asiatica |
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phanerogam | (noun) plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores | Synonyms: seed plant, spermatophyte |
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phaneromania | (noun) an irresistible desire to pick at superficial body parts (as in obsessive nail-biting) | - |
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phantasm | (noun) something existing in perception only | Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow |
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(noun) a ghostly appearing figure | Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasma, phantom, specter, spectre |
phantasma | (noun) something existing in perception only | Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantom, shadow |
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(noun) a ghostly appearing figure | Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantom, specter, spectre |
phantasmagoria | (noun) a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream) | - |
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phantasy | (noun) imagination unrestricted by reality | Synonyms: fantasy |
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(noun) something many people believe that is false | Synonyms: fancy, fantasy, illusion |
(noun) fiction with a large amount of imagination in it | Synonyms: fantasy |
phantom | (noun) something existing in perception only | Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, shadow |
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(noun) a ghostly appearing figure | Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, specter, spectre |
pharisee | (noun) a self-righteous or sanctimonious person | - |
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pharma | (noun) a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals | Synonyms: drug company, pharmaceutical company |
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pharmaceutic | (noun) drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment | Synonyms: pharmaceutical |
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pharmaceutical | (noun) drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment | Synonyms: pharmaceutic |
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pharmaceutics | (noun) the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines | Synonyms: pharmacy |
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pharmacist | (noun) a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs | Synonyms: apothecary, chemist, druggist, pill pusher, pill roller |
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pharmacogenetics | (noun) the branch of genetics that studies the genetically determined variations in responses to drugs in humans or laboratory organisms | - |
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pharmacokinetics | (noun) the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion, duration of effect, etc. | - |
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pharmacologist | (noun) someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects) | Synonyms: pharmaceutical chemist |
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pharmacology | (noun) the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects | Synonyms: materia medica, pharmacological medicine |
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pharmacopeia | (noun) (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation | Synonyms: formulary |
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pharmacopoeia | (noun) a collection or stock of drugs | - |
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pharmacy | (noun) a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold | Synonyms: apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, drugstore |
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(noun) the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines | Synonyms: pharmaceutics |
pharos | (noun) a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships | Synonyms: beacon, beacon light, lighthouse |
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pharyngeal | (noun) a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat | Synonyms: guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal consonant |
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pharyngitis | (noun) inflammation of the fauces and pharynx | Synonyms: raw throat, sore throat |
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pharynx | (noun) the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone | Synonyms: throat |
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phase | (noun) (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun) | - |
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(noun) (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary | Synonyms: form |
(noun) any distinct time period in a sequence of events | Synonyms: stage |
(noun) a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle | Synonyms: phase angle |
phasianid | (noun) a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae | - |
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phasmid | (noun) large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects | Synonyms: phasmid insect |
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